Lhasa Gonggar Airport in Tibet
Lhasa airport stands at an elevation of 3,570 meters above sea level, and it is one of the highest in the world. The airport was built in 1965. Nowadays it serves mostly domestic flights...
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Where to Spot at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham is one of the UK’s main airports and has been growing in recent years, adding long-haul destinations as well as a good selection of low-cost and leisure airlines who base aircraft there. The...
The TWA Hotel at JFK Is Open
The only hotel at New York JFK’s terminal area has now opened its doors amid much fanfare. For enthusiasts, the TWA Hotel looks like it’s going to be a fantastic place to stay as...
Plane Spotting at San Francisco Airport Bayfront Park
One of the best places to spot at San Francisco Airport (SFO) is Bayfront Park which looks across to runways 28L/R. This location is a public park alongside the Old Bayshore Highway, a short...
Shanghai Pudong Spotting Hotel – Da Zhong Airport Hotel
The best spotting hotel at Shanghai Pudong Airport is the Da Zhong Airport Hotel. This is the nearest airport hotel to Pudong International Airport. Access is via a tunnel walkway from the arrival hall towards...
Was this the last flight of the BAC 1-11?
An airliner type once familiar all over the world has made what is likely to be its last ever flight, with the last active example being retired by its owners. The British Aircraft Corporation...
New Airliners May 2019
Our monthly round-up of new airliner liveries, deliveries and special schemes is here, this time for May 2019. If you spot anything this month, please send us a picture here! Air Arabia A321LR...
First Air Transat A321neoLR Delivered
Air Transat is the latest operator of the long range Airbus A321neoLR variant. Its first aircraft, C-GOIE (cn 8755), on lease from AerCap, was delivered on 6 May. It is the first of 15...
What happened to the 787 “Terrible Teens”?
When the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was developed in the late 2000s, the early production aircraft underwent a number of modifications as issues with weight and performance were uncovered. Boeing had actually built a number...
The Trans-Atlantic Pioneers – Book Review
Flying across the Atlantic between Europe and North America has become as normal as taking a car journey. For millions of people each year, a journey between the two continents can take as little...
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